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I Hate Poetry!

I Hate Poetry!

Total classes: 8 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 7th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature Description Is it possible to go from hating poetry to loving poetry? Is it possible to be able to tell a good poem from a bad one? How about the poems we...
I Hate Poetry!

What’s Wrong with the World by G.K. Chesterton

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: An interest in the writings and thoughts of G.K. Chesterton Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature, History, Political Philosophy, or Political Economy Description An introduction to the social...
I Hate Poetry!

Love and the Meaning of Life

Total classes: 12 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: One full semester Literature, Theology, or Philosophy Description We know as Catholics that “God is love.” We also know that it is our obligation to love God and to love our...
I Hate Poetry!

A World Without God

Total Classes: 12 Duration: 55 minutes per class Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade Suggested credit: One full semester English or Literature Description St. John tells us, “You have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many...
I Hate Poetry!

The Spiritual Life of JRR Tolkien

Total classes: 8 Prerequisite: None Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: ½ semester Literature Description JRR Tolkien was able to create the most popular work of literature of the 20th century, The Lord of the Rings, out of the depth of his spiritual...
I Hate Poetry!

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to read and enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature or English Description A detailed study of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, The Picture of Dorian...
I Hate Poetry!

The Silmarillion

Total classes: 11 Duration of each class: ~55 minutes Prerequisite: The ability to enjoy reading the work Suggested grade level: 11th to 12th grade Suggested credit: One full semester Literature Description The Silmarillion presents Tolkien’s vast “myth” of the...
I Hate Poetry!

Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to read and enjoy Orthodoxy Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature or English Description A study of Chesterton’s masterpiece of Christian apologetics. Possibly the most fundamental of...
I Hate Poetry!

The Odyssey by Homer

Total classes: 6 Prerequisite: The ability to understand and enjoy the book Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature or English. Add a writing course for a full semester of English Description Homer is at the foundation of Western...

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